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Potatoes and Primroses

2 weeks ago by Katie

It's that time of year again when the potatoes have to be purchased ready for chitting. So on Saturday morning me and my Dad headed off to our local independent nursery to pick the lucky little seeds! We love Gilberts, it's a beautiful independent nurse...

Foraging in the Village

7 months ago by Katie

A homemade bee hotel has been on my to-do list for quite a while now, I was originally going to make one out of bamboo canes and then create a little wooden frame to put them inside. However, the inspirational world of social media has given me a much better i...

Obssessed with Mottisfont

8 months ago by Katie

I have to admit it.. I am a little obssessed with Mottisfont Abbey! I first visited the National Trust site back on the 21st of April and after the most perfect day I decided to become a member (under 25's yearly membership fee was £27 and I was just so hap...

Fathers Day at The Pig

9 months ago by Katie

For this years Fathers day I decided treat my Dad to a meal out at The Pig which is nearby in the New Forest. We've heard so many good reviews about this hotel/restaurant and after seeing it on the television we put it on our wishlist of places to visit. Now t...

Going on an Elderflower Hunt..

9 months ago by Katie

I absolutely love elderflower and when I drank the last of my shop brought and highly expensive cordial I decided that it would be far more satisfying to make my own. Now I have never foraged for elderflower before but after getting some advice and looking at ...

Mottisfont Abbey and the World of Water!

10 months ago by Katie

Its the bank holiday weekend so we decided to go and spend the day at Mottisfont Abbey again, the sun was shining and we set off early to enjoy the day. We just so happened to be passing an aquatic/pond shop called 'World of Water' just down the road in Romsey...

Busy Bee!

10 months ago by Katie

Oh my, what a busy little bee I have been these past couple of days! I seem to have neglected my poor blog terribly and I do apologize. We are near the end of setting up our campervan hire buisiness (www.sundaecampers.co.uk) and the van is going out on hire th...

Perfect Pea Supports

10 months ago by Katie

I planted my first double row of peas back on the 26th of February and since then they have been happily growing away without a care in the world. The variety that I am growing is called Douce Provence and they grow to about 3 ft in height, they are meant to b...

The Archway Adventure!

11 months ago by Katie

I did it! It took me about a month but I finally found some hazel for my allotment archway, Huzzah! It's locally sourced from the New Forest by a lovely fellow called Dave Dibden and he was ever so kind enough to invite me to the area where he coppices so I co...

A day out at Mottisfont Abbey

11 months ago by Katie

It's tradition to go and visit a house or a garden on a bank holiday, or it was a tradition when I was younger but It seems hobbies, DIY projects and acquiring allotments took over our lives. This Easter bank holiday however, we decided as a family to go to a ...

Growth Spurt!

11 months ago by Katie

I planted my first early potatoes on the 11th March after letting them chit happily away for just over a month, they first popped through the soil on the 1st of April and then they suddenly had a growth spurt! We were forecast for sunny days and clear nights s...

A Gardener’s Birthday

11 months ago by Katie

It was my Dads birthday yesterday and he got deservedly spoilt! We had lunch out at a lovely independent garden centre before having a look around at all their goodies. I treated him to a couple of Chillington tools (which we will be reviewing in a future vide...